tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post611564319120397072..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Leaping Laelaps, IndeedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-61600987773960927122017-07-01T13:26:05.174-04:002017-07-01T13:26:05.174-04:00Oh shit, thanks for catching that, what an embarra...Oh shit, thanks for catching that, what an embarrassing mistake.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-45525591835476473812017-06-14T03:52:51.966-04:002017-06-14T03:52:51.966-04:00"A more modern look at Dryptosaurus, the arti..."A more modern look at Dryptosaurus, the artist formerly known as Laelaps"???<br /><br />"the artist formerly known as Laelaps"???<br /><br />I think you meant "the DINOSAUR formerly known as Laelaps"...<br />Crimlochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181481296674827727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-65300626788905394372010-08-08T22:30:46.293-04:002010-08-08T22:30:46.293-04:00Very interesting post. The Knight family are very...Very interesting post. The Knight family are very good friends of mine and help run my project. Can't wait to read more....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-73958756208429464692010-08-04T14:52:28.660-04:002010-08-04T14:52:28.660-04:00Sorry- I was unclear there. It was a search specif...Sorry- I was unclear there. It was a search specifically on Google Books, and it looks like none of them are captions or references to the painting. I also switched the numbers, not that it adds much. Laelaps pops up in 53 results.<br /><br />Here's the URL for the search: http://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1,cdr:1,cd_min:Jan%201_2%201900,cd_max:Dec%2031_2%201960&tbo=p&q=laelaps+dinosaur&num=100<br /><br />I added the term "dinosaur" to filter out references to the mite who is the true owner of the name.<br /><br />If Google Books was a guy, I'd have such a man-crush on him.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-34417565605526050912010-08-04T14:45:33.657-04:002010-08-04T14:45:33.657-04:00How many of those google hits were due to the alli...How many of those google hits were due to the alliterative majesty of the title "Leaping Laelaps" and the assocated artwork?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335703640087079534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-82608902629545575122010-08-04T13:22:27.389-04:002010-08-04T13:22:27.389-04:00Doing a quick search within the date range 1900-19...Doing a quick search within the date range 1900-1960, it looks like Dryptosaurus quickly overtook Laelaps once Cope was gone. ~550 results for Drypto, ~35 for Laelaps.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-77012242516553414582010-08-04T12:57:18.085-04:002010-08-04T12:57:18.085-04:00Right, as Knight basically hewed to Cope's vie...Right, as Knight basically hewed to Cope's views when he worked with him. Laelaps stuck around in the popular press as well as shown by the Hardwicke's passage above. Judging by what's available to view via Google Books, Dryptosaurus really didn't gain traction in pop-sci writing. Most references to it are from more scholarly sources. This may have been one area where Cope won a PR battle with Marsh.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-13882294318387298662010-08-04T10:50:27.430-04:002010-08-04T10:50:27.430-04:00"But notice that a couple decades after Marsh..."But notice that a couple decades after Marsh reassigned it to Dryptosaurus, Knight still chose Cope's original Laelaps for his title."<br /><br />And Cope also kept using the name to, ignoring Marsh's changeJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505674810360625955noreply@blogger.com